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...going strictly first class." The ditty elicited rousing applause and, to the surprise of everyone, a bold, well-prepared rejoinder from the First Lady. As a garment rack was dramatically wheeled out from the wings, Nancy strode onstage-in a veritable riot of pantaloons, yellow rubber boots, an aqua skirt with red and yellow flowers, a feathered boa and a floppy feathered hat. Only the third First Lady to tread the Gridiron boards, but the very first to sing-Betty Ford and Rosalynn Carter in years past had danced a few steps-Nancy gave the bandleader a confident nod, then...
...very well made, to move easily when he walks Armani tailored that suit for women, then took it a step further. She can stand tall or keep her hands in her pockets, and the jacket will fit. The way the armholes fit-just right. The waistband sits properly. The skirt pleats are deep. A woman can move easily. His suits have a stride...
...Four Emporiums are already open; by September, there will be nearly 50 others all over Italy. And only, for the time being, in Italy. Prices can be kept down because the items are produced in quantity and locally: this fall, an Armani Emporium blouse may go for $35, a skirt may range from $40 to $65, a man's leather jacket from $250 to $300. There have been plenty of designer boutiques-most notably Saint Laurent's Rive Gauche-but never any that set out to sell a full designer line at such reduced prices, without a precipitous...
...1920s and made their way- in a fashion that would both help and haunt him-into the 1974 film The Great Gatsby. More recently, Lauren has looked west for inspiration. His "prairie look" last fall for women, with the hem of a petticoat peeking out from under a skirt worn with a Navajo colored sweater, was fresh, simple and somewhat startling. It was also a smash, and will be repeated, with modifications, this fall...
...have, meanwhile, provided impetus for Lauren, 42, to turn back to his beginnings. Many of this fall's clothes for men and women will feature a British accent, with lots of strict tailoring: heathery tweeds for men, an elongated Norfolk jacket for women worn with a contrasting tweed skirt. Fabrics immaculate, tailoring impeccable: the best off-the-rack American stuff that comes to hand. Wearing Ralph Lauren is not exactly like falling into Jay Gatsby's closet; it is more like joining one of John O'Hara's country clubs...